Do not pass Go, do not collect $200, just hit play. Now. Please. Teen idol, Willie Aames, shares heart, romance, love, sensitivity, thoughtfulness, emotional intelligence, great ideas, humility, humanity, forgiveness, speaks of destiny, success, bottoming out, addiction, recovery, reinvention, study, diligence, persistence, getting everything, losing it all, rebuilding, and, in the end, winning… Winnie. One of the greatest love stories ever told, coupled with one of the most sobering tales of abuse and excess which took an overachiever and kicked him to the curb.

From TV screens at 9 - The Courtship of Eddie’s Father, The Odd Couple, Medical Center, hanging around soundstages with Lucille Ball and John Wayne, to co-starring on Family, Eight is Enough, Zapped. Paradise, Charles in Charge, to Bibleman, Willie had it all and then was suddenly uncastable. An injury led to Oxycotin which led to losing everything–– money, his marriage, children, his home… and how he rebuilt his life, studying, training, and becoming a financial investor, to cruise ship director, full circle back to writing, and acting, coupled with the destined love of his life—happier than he’s ever been. Winning with Winnie.

I loved every second of this time with Wille, there are so many takeaways. I’ll be listening to this again, and again, and will remain forever thankful to now count Willie Ames as a friend.

I’ll introduce ya.

Willie Ames on Game Changers with Vicki Abelson 

Wed, 1/5/22, 5 pm PT, 8 pm ET

Streamed Live on my Facebook

Replay here:

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